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L. ZA-LLER.

. MACHINE FOR GARDING HORSE HAIR.

No. 342,945. Patented'June 1, 1886.

q N & NW mmum N a a w Q a x Ni WITNESSES: I IIVVE/I/TOR I By U ITEDSTATES PATENT FFIoE- LOUIS ZALLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MACHINE FO-R CARDING HORSE-HAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 342,945, dated June 1,1886 Application filed February 12, 1886. Serial No. ]Ul,fi98 (No modelTo all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LoUIs ZALLER, of the city. county, and State of NewYork, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines forOarding Horse Hair, &c.-, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved machine for carding horse-hair,moss, and otheranimal and vegetable fibers, so as to uncurl and loosenthe same; and theinvention consists of a machine for carding horse hairformed of a segmental bed-frame, which is provided with groups of books,the center group of hooks being bent in opposite directions to the adjoining groups,with guardplates at both sides, and of an arc-shapedoscillating frame suspended in hearings in the supporting-frame andarranged concentric to the segmental bedframe, and which is alsoprovided with groups of hooks or teeth, each group being bent inopposite direction to the next adjacent group and opposed to the teethof the bed-frame. The bearings of the oscillating frame are adjustedhigher or lower in the standards of the supporting-frame by means of ashaft and pinions, said pinions meshing with racks on the bearings, andare locked in position by a ratchet-wheel and fulcrumed gravity-pawl.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation ofmy improved machine for carding horsehair and other fibers; and Fig. 2is a vertical transverse section of the same on line as m, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, A represents the supporting-frame of my improvedmachine for carding horse-hair, which frame is formed of two uprightstandards, A, and a segmental bed frame, B, supported by said standards.

Below the bed-frame B is arranged a sliding seat, 0, which is guided insuitable ways so as to be drawn out for use or pushed back out of theway when the machine is not required for use.

The segmental bedfrarne B is provided at both sides with segmentalguards b b in line with the standards A, and intermediately between saidguards with groups of teeth (1, that are bent or curved, one group beingbent in one direction and the adjoining group in op- 'of the bed frameB, serves for conducting off the dust, small hairs, or otherfibers,860., while the machineisat work. An oscillating frame, D, is arrangedabove the bed-frame and supported by a transverse shaft, d", in bearingsE, which are guided in recesses in the upright standards A of the frameA. Thelower part of the oscillating frame D is made arc-shaped andconcentric to the bed-frame B, and provided with groups of teeth orhooks d, the teeth of one group being bent in one direction and theteeth of the adjoining groups in opposite direction, said teeth opposingthe teeth of the bed-frame. A transverse handle-rod, D, is attached tothe front part of the oscillating frame, with which to move said frameforward and backward.

For adjusting the oscillating frame D to a greater or smaller distancefrom the bed-frame B, so that the hooks of the said frames willintermesh more or less, the bearings E are adjusted higher or lower inthe standards A by means of a transverse shaft, F, having a handle, f,at its middle part and pinion'sf at the ends, which pinions engageracksf on the bearings E, so that by turning the shaft F more or less bymeans of the handlef the bearings E are raised or lowered in therecesses of the standards A. The bearings E are locked in the positionto which they are adjusted by means of a gravity-pawl, g, which engagesthe teeth of a ratchctwheel, g, on the shaft A, as shown in Fig. 2.\Vhen it is de- I sired to adjust the bearings, the gravity-pawl g isfirst released, upon which the pinion-shaft F can be turned in eitherdirection,as required.

WVhen the machine is desired to be used for carding horsehair, moss, orother animal or vegetable fibers, the workman takes his place on theseat 0 in the front of the bed-frame E and introduces the horse-hairorother fibers by one hand at the front of the bed-frame, after takinghold of the oscillating frame D and pushing it back with the other hand.The material to be carded is distributed uniformly by the left hand overthe curved teeth of the bed-frame and separated by the action of theteeth of the bedframe and oscillating frame, so as to be gradually fedbackward over the bed-frame until it is dropped over the rear end of thesame. New material is continually fed by the left hand at the front endof the bed-frame, and the oscillating frame operated by the right hand,whereby a continuous carding action of the machine takes place.- If thematerial to be carded is long and tough, the oscillating frame isadjusted higher relatively to the bedframe, while when the material tobe carded is short and soft the oscillating frame is lowered andoscillated closer to the bed-frame. In the latter case it is advisablesometimes to pass the material twice through the machine. Should theteeth of the machine get choked by a too great quantity of hair beingfed to the same, the oscillating frame is raised so as to be disengagedfrom the material on the bedframe, which material is then distributeduniformly over the bed-frame, upon which the oscillating frame islowered again and the carding operation continued. In this mannerhorsehair, moss, and other animal and vegetable fibers can be uniformlycarded by the machine, which can be operated with but little effort andwithout requiring skilled hands, and which is specially adapted forupholsterers, saddlers, carriage manufacturers, and similar trades.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination ofascgmental bed-frame havinggroups of hooks or teeth, the teeth of one group being bent in oppositedirection to the teeth of the adjoining group, with an oscillatingarc'shaped frame having groups of teeth, which are also bent in oppositedirection to each other and arranged to intermesh with the teeth of thebedframe, substantially as set forth.

being bent in opposite direction to the teeth of the adjoining group, anoscillating arcpart concentric with the bed-frame, and provided withgroups of teeth also bent in opposite direction toeach other, bearingsguided .in recesses of the standards, a supporting or pivot shaft forthe oscillating frame, and means for adjusting said bearings higher orlower in said standards, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of the'supporting-frame A, having upright standardsA, a bed-frame, B, having bent teeth d, an oscillating frame, D, havingbent teeth d, intermeshing with the teeth of the bed-frame,thepivot-shaftd, bearings E, said bearings having racksf at one side, atransverse shaft, F, having pinions f, meshing with said racks, and apawl andratchct device, 9 g, for locking the piuions and bearings afterthe same have been ad j usted, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have sign-1 dmy name in pres ence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS ZALLER. I Witnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, MARTIN PETRY.

